Dancing Party by Fenimore Council Draws Large Crowd
Saturday evening the Odd Fellows hall hosted a dancing party by the traveling men of Fenimore Council. Nearly seventy couples attended as Williamson's Orchestra supplied music for a fine program. Light refreshments and frappe were served, cigars circulated in the smoking room, and more events are expected this season.
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Rebekahs
Williamson
Odd Fellows Hall
Fenimore Council
Frappe
Eastern Star Whist Night and Club Gatherings
A Friday whist evening at Masonic hall organized by the Eastern Star Chapter drew modest attendance due to overlapping events. Mrs BE M Chaney and E W Hathaway won the most games, with Mrs Oney Sweet and Mr Sweet taking consolation prizes. The Busy Dozen and Social Hour Club meetings followed, featuring guests, refreshments, and charitable benfits. The Social Hour Club, led by Mrs W E Tipton, hosted thirty five members and visitors including Mrs Anna Lumley and Mrs Friedley, with a Ruth reading presented by Mrs Virgil Boyles.
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Masonic Hall
Eastern Star Chapter
BE. M. Chaney
E. W. Hathaw
W .E. Tipton
Fifth Avenue West
Duff Street
Anna Lumley
Pierre
Grand Chapter
Friedley
Rapid City
Virgil Boyles
Ruth
George Arneson
H. B. Rogers
Styx Bridge Club Meets at Mrs Burns Home
The Styx bridge group gathered at Mrs. Robert Burns's home on Tuesday. Mrs. C. F. Paige captured high score and received a silver fork trophy, with dainty refreshments served at the session's close.
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Robert Burns
Styx ‘Bridge Whist
C. F. Paige
Social Club Meets at Mrs. Cogan Home
Wednesday afternoon the Social Club gathered at Mrs. John Cogan’s 701 Lawler Street for a pleasant meeting with most members present. A portion of the afternoon was spent in social enjoyment and conversation.
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John Cogan
Lawler S Treet
Ladies Club Meeting Highlights Embroidery Work Featured
A Friday afternoon club gathering hosted by Mrs. Joseph Henzlik included a two course luncheon with help from Mrs. George Agnee. Members enjoyed a display of fancy embroidery and a pleasant closing of refreshments while looking forward to Mrs. Winnie Woodman hosting next.
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C. R. Tilton
Rachel Simpson
George Agnee
Joseph Henzlik
Winnie Woodman
Five Hundred Club Hostess Delights Members With Wins
Mr and Mrs A H Doyle opened their pleasant home Wednesday evening to the Five Hundred club. Mrs M F Patton had the high score among ladies and John M Sibert the top score among men, each awarded a silver fork. Refreshments were served at the close.
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A. H. Doyle
Five Hundred Club
Pierre New High School Opens in Pierre South Dakota
The new high school in Pierre South Dakota opened with a program by pupils and teachers. Visitors toured the building guided by a reception committee. It features concrete and steel interior stairs, multiple exits, a gymnasium in the basement, and rooms for domestic science and manual training. The first floor houses the main hall offices and recitation rooms, with a large well lighted assembly room on the second floor.
County Treasurer Fee Is Invalid
Pierre S D complaint says county treasurers statewide charge an extra one dollar for non resident tax payments. Attorney general opinion follows 1887 provision that was removed by 1903 compilation, deeming the charge unwarranted and illegal.
Gutenberg Bible Sells For Fifty Thousand At Hoe Sale
New York City The Gutenberg Bible fetched 50 000 dollars the top price for any book. Henry E Huntington of Los Angeles bought the first movable type work opening the Robert Hoe library sale now the largest public book sale. Experts estimate the collection at over a million. The Gutenberg Bible printed about 1450 to 1455.
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New York City
Henry E. Huntington
Los Angeles
Cal
Robert Hoe
Bernard Quaritch
England
Hoe
Watertown to Host South Dakota Sunday School Convention
Watertown will host the South Dakota Sunday School Association annual convention next year. The event featured vocal solos and a choir with hymns and anthems at each session. Speakers included W. M. Grattan Mitchell F E White Wm A Brown and Dr Frank Fox. Officers named C H Leggett Ft Pierre president T H Hagen Huron secretary F P Leach Sioux Falls treasurer B D Fredericks Sioux Falls.
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Huron
S. D
Watertown
South Dakota Sunday School Association
W. M. Grafton
Mitchell
F. E. White
Vermillion
Wm. A. Brown
Chicago
Frank Fox
Sioux Falls
C. H. Leggett
Ft. Pierre
T. H. Hagen
F. P. Leach
B. D. Fredericks
Joint Conference Ends Between Two Churches in Sioux Falls
The Vermillion Conference of the Missouri Synod and the Sioux Falls Conference of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod met in Sioux Falls from Tuesday to Thursday. Discussions covered saloon questions, hospital plans, and religious liberty, with joint efforts to expand the Sioux Falls hospital and a commitment to continued annual joint sessions.
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Sioux Falls
Vermillion Conference
South Dakota
Missouri Synod German Lutheran Church
Norwegian Lutheran Synod
A. N. Bradvig
F. W. Ioose
F. W. Loose
Washington, D. C
T. F. Gullixson
Pierre
Governor Denies Unwritten Law Pardon for Stripling
Georgia Governor Brown rejected the pardon for Thomas Edgar Stripling despite a unanimous pardon board recommendation after a two day hearing. He said no new evidence exists and the case hinges on statutes, not a so called unwritten law. Stripling, who killed William Cornett in 1897 and lived under an assumed name, faces life imprisonment.
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Atlanta
Brown
Thomas Edgar Stripling
Stripling
Executive Office
Georgia
William J. Cornett
Columbus
Cornett
Harris County
R. E. Morris
Danville
Virginia
Pardon Board
Senators Fare Well in Committees Shuffles
In Washington the Iowa and South Dakota senators fared well in committee reorganizations. Cummins lost a finance bid but gained a Judiciary seat among other assignments. Kenyon took chair roles in Expenditures and related panels. Crawford of South Dakota received three new panels and chaired the claims committee. Gamble becomes Indian committee chair with key assignments. Reclamation talks aid Belle Fourche Water Users irrigation relief. BE G P Tnydall led negotiations for the irrigation project.
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Washington
D. C
Iowa
South Dakota
Senate
Cummins
Finance
Library
Manufactures
Rules
University of the United States
Kenyon
Department of State
District of Columbia
Crawford
Commerce
Agriculture
Philippines
Gamble
Clapp
Reclamation Service
Belle Fourche
BE. G. P. Tnydall
Empire
S. D
State's expert resigns to join Kansas utilities agency
Pierre e s D C Witt, engineer for the state railway commission overseeing physical valuations, resigns to become engineer for Kansas State Municipal Utilities Commission. Witt has performed well and will serve Kansas in the new post. Replacement for his Florida position is not yet known.
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Pierre
Es. D
C. C. Witt
State Railway Commission
Kansas
State Municipal Utilities Commission
Witt
New Road Law Faces Limited Test in South Dakota Counties
The South Dakota good roads law includes a county option allowing counties to opt out by petition to county commissioners. Many counties are sliding out, leaving few to test the law, so the old system may prevail for at least two years before any real assessment of the law’s effectiveness occurs.
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South Dakota
Contested Armour City Vote Confirms Dry Result
The city canvassing board under a circuit judge’s direction resolved the election. Judges in one ward left poll books inside the ballot box prompting a court instruction to reopen. The board recounted all ballots, found no change, and declared Poulson winner over Gallagher by drawing lots in the assessorship tie.
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Poulson
Gallagher
Taft to Select Heney's Partner
White House reports William Cobb of San Francisco a law partner of Francis J. Heney may be named assistant secretary general for the interior department to succeed Oscar Lawler. Lawler quits along with other Ballinger appointees as the administration reshapes policy.
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Washington, D. C
White House
William Cobb
San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Interior Department
Oscar Lawler
Lawler
Ballinger
Haney
Oregon
California
Cobb
Coz's Barbed Wire Liniment Ad
An old advertisement promotes Coz's barbed wire liniment claiming it relieves pain quickly, prevents wound irritation, and won’t bother the wound. Sold by all druggists.
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Coz
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Themla
Kael Dodson
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Snyder
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Ethel Miller
Hong- Jang
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Odd Fellows
Delland
The
Wauneta Chase
Paul La‘due
Laura Saul
J. L
Morgan Wave
Mise Hazel Boulden
Mitchell Art Club
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Seventh Avenue East
STYX
Gutenburg Bible
H. D. Butterfield
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Hartford
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Indian Affairs
Taft
Heney
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